Ed Sherman
Male, Deceased Person
1912 – 2009
Who was Ed Sherman?
Edgar A. Sherman was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Muskingum College from 1945 to 1966, compiling a record of 141–43–7, a winning percentage of .757. He also served as Muskingum director of athletics, and he worked as a basketball referee. His Muskingum coaching career ended after the 1966 season but he remained on the faculty through 1980. He also coached the Muskingum track team and had a record of 111-21 in dual meets. Sherman was known for his service to the NCAA. He was the NCAA secretary-tresurer for a 2-year term, he was chairman of a committee which established the I-A, I-AA, II, III divisions, he was on the NCAA television committee and the NCAA-NAIA joint committee. He served 22 NCAA committees. Sherman received a White House citation for contribution in athletics. In 1982 he received the Corbett Award honoring his work as a college director of athletics. In 1986 Muskingum named its football field for him. Sherman was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1996. He died on September 29, 2009.
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- Born
- Jul 12, 1912
Licking County - Education
- Muskingum University
- Died
- Sep 29, 2009
Newark
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on July 23, 2013
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